SC governor signs bill aimed to help farmers continue generations of growing
Studies have shown that South Carolina has lost more than 300,000 acres of farmland in recent decades.
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Pentagon set to send initial $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
The Pentagon is poised to send an initial $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday as the Senate began debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv desperately needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war.
Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to the Senate for final approval after months of delay
The Senate is returning to Washington on Tuesday to vote on $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, taking the final steps in Congress to send the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk after months of delays and contentious internal debate over how involved the United States should be abroad.
Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's historic hush money trial.
Kennedy says he loves his family 'either way' after relatives endorse Biden's campaign over his
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic President Joe Biden, noting that he feels no ill will over the family political divide.
Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in Trump's hush money trial in New York
A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, setting the stage for opening statements next week in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend.
Person who was on fire outside Trump's hush money trial is rushed away on a stretcher
A person who was on fire in a park outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s hush money trial is taking place has been rushed away on a stretcher.
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent.
Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
Lawyers worked Friday to round out the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates who will hear Donald Trump's hush money trial, as the former president railed against a gag order that has prosecutors seeking to hold him in contempt of court.
Israel retaliates against Iran
BREAKING: A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran.
House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.S. allies this week.
2 jurors dismissed from Trump hush money trial as prosecutors seek to hold ex-president in contempt
Two jurors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial were dismissed Thursday, one after expressing doubt about her ability to be fair and impartial and the other over concerns that some of his answers in court may not have been accurate.
South Carolina Republicans reject 2018 Democratic governor nominee's bid to be judge
Republicans in the South Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday took the rare move of rejecting the only remaining candidate in a race to be a circuit judge — the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor.
SC firefighters meet at statehouse with lawmakers
Chief Burns says that the biggest problem facing fire departments across the state and country is a lack of firefighters.
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- Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home Apr 23, 2026 6:00 PM EDTPennsylvania’s treasurer is refusing to approve payments for more than $1 million in security upgrades to the private home of Gov. Josh Shapiro
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